The canvas represents the moment when the spanish troops in denmark under the orders of the marquis of la romana, pedro caro y sureda, were preparing to embark towards spain. They were there to protect denmark, which was an ally of napoleon, while awaiting the order to invade sweden, an operation that was never carried out. But when the spanish expeditionary force, which was made up of about 14,000 men, learned of the uprising of may 2 against the napoleonic troops that had invaded spain, they tried to flee denmark and succeeded six months later, although with the help of the british army. Object Type: painting. Date: 1809. Dimensions: height: 119 cm (46.8 in); width: 167 cm (65.7 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Museum of Romanticism. Rodriguez-embarque marques romana
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